Paulo Fonseca denies Roma president Dan Friedkin’s dressing room outburst after the Giallorossi’s defeat against Napoli on Sunday: 'It's a lie and I can't accept it.'
Roma lost 4-0 away at Napoli on Sunday and reports in Italy claim the Giallorossi’s president Dan Friedkin and his son Ryan strongly reprimanded the team inside the dressing room after the game.
“That’s not true,” Fonseca said at a press conference on Wednesday.
Paulo Fonseca denies Roma president Dan Friedkin’s dressing room outburst after the Giallorossi’s defeat against Napoli on Sunday: 'It's a lie and I can't accept it.'
Roma lost 4-0 away at Napoli on Sunday and reports in Italy claim the Giallorossi’s president Dan Friedkin and his son Ryan strongly reprimanded the team inside the dressing room after the game.
“That’s not true,” Fonseca said at a press conference on Wednesday.
“I want to say more. Since I’ve been here I’ve always had respect for the work of journalists, but this news is a big lie. It’s not serious, and I can’t accept it.”
The Serie A side host Young Boys in Europa League tomorrow. Will Edin Dzeko and Lorenzo Pellegrini play?
“We’ll see tomorrow, they stayed on the sidelines for quite a long, we need to keep an eye on their fitness and make the best choices, we’ll see tomorrow.”
Both teams are in race to win the group stage.
“The result is always the most important thing, but the performance counts too. The team must do the usual work, play normally, without focusing on the Napoli game. The analysis is over, that’s another match and we play to win.
“First we need to understand what happened, but without drama. We lost a game but the players have understood and remain confident. The result against Napoli does not change anything, the atmosphere remains good and I have no reason to doubt.
“I try to be always balanced when I speak. One thing is the analysis that I do with you, another one is the analysis that I do with my players.
“Everyone understood and I have no problem telling them what I think. But this analysis is reserved for the team.”